Damn. This makes the second pair of pants I've worn since Winter began. o_O O_o Until recently, it's been shorts, leggings and tights dominating. I...guess I should start wearing more pants, eh?Haha.:POh and you may have noticed that my coat is a little bit....irregular. Haha. Don't worry, I did this on purpose. Well..OK, actually it was on accident at first. When I was getting ready to leave, I had skipped a button on my coat and I was like 'oh sh*t I'd better fix that.' When I looked in the mirror and saw the asymmetrical hem, though, I thought 'umm..you know that looks alright.' So, there you go. I expect to see everybody buttoning their coats incorrectly on purpose to make a statement. Haha. :P

I guess I just couldn't help myself. I added the socks and the awesome sweater (which you will see below) to help jazz things up, but I still felt like the outfit looked plain with the coat buttoned up. The asymmetrical hem added just a bit more chaosto the mix and made the outfit a little less boring.

Ask your doctor if magenta paired with mint and cobalt blue is right for you!^_^As far as unexpected color pairings go, I had as of yet to see sky blue and dark blue mixed in an outfit. I'm sure this is symptomatic of the fact that I don't read any fashion magazines and I probably don't follow enough style blogs.I have no doubt that this has been done before, but I just haven't seen it lately and I definitely haven't seen hot pink thrown into the mix. So, here you go! Haha. I love these colors together! <3

Sorry about the specks of white in the photos. That's just snow getting blown in my face. >_< Haha. That's about it! You've seen the coat here, sweater here and yellow satchel here, among other posts.

I know what you're thinking: 'Why is she wearing sunglasses? The sun isn't out. What a doofus!' Well, first let me say, yes I'm a doofus. That's a given. >_< However,I often wear sunglasses when it snows (or rains) because it keeps the precipitation from welling up in my eye sockets. o_O It's kind of freakin' necessary. Haha. If you're a hardcore biker (like me) and you bike in the elements; or if you just like walking around in the rain and snow because you're partial to gallivanting, you have to protect your eyes or you might die! Hehe. So, yeah, I'm no stranger to wearing sunglasses at times like this. ^_^

Alright, so now that I've gotten that out of the way....Hehe.Hurray for snow days!<3Well, actually..it wasn't an official snow day. I was just being literal. :D This is the Midwest, after all. If you can still open the front door, then it's not a snow day.Haha. The snow came down pretty hard and the wind was erratic, but people were out shoveling, biking (snow tires FTW!) and leisurely walking their dogs.I didn't want to miss out on the fun, so my partner and I decided to walk several blocks to get coffee.I don't think this outfit is particularly ground breaking, but I am wearing a couple new things that I wanted to share with you guys.So, my partner was kind enough to snap some photos of me before we left.^_^

This houndstooth backpack is one of the newest additions to my collection of bags.You might remember it from my previous post about ModCloth's 70% Off Now or Never Sale.As you can see, it's much bigger than the product photos may suggest. It can hold a lot of stuff and I love that.It's fairly sturdy, though some parts of it strike me as a bit flimsy for a designer backpack.I think the quality is decent for the discounted price I paid for it, though.I look forward to wearing this bag often. :D

You'll also notice that I'm wearing a new hat! ^_^ I got it as an XMAS gift and I have it in brown, too. The cat ears are so cute. If you're a regular follower of my blog, you know how much I love animal hats. Haha.So, it should come as no surprise that I couldn't resist this one.It's fairly thick knit, it covers my bowling ball head (sc0re!) and it's long enough to shield my ears.Best hat ever! You'll see it often. :D

I awoke to the sun shining through the blinds and it was glorious.^_^It's amazing what a little sunshine can do to brighten one's mood.It was in the mid-30's and it just felt so much like Spring that I couldn't help myself. I had to break out the floral tights.Trends and seasons be damned! It just felt right.

I happen to be quite transparent with my layering, so this outfit isn't all that complicated.That being said, I wanted to exemplify the Spring season from head to toe,so the color scheme was paramount.Underneath the black coat, lies ayellow wool longline coat($55) from my sponsor, Choies.My goal is to steadily introduce bright colored coats to my wardrobe, so I'm happy to finally add yellow to the mix. I had expected the color to be a little bit brighter, but in person it's actually more of a deep mustard. I'm totally cool with that, though. :D I really like the length and style. The coat is sewn with the seams on the outside, so it has an unfinished look to it that makes it unique.Also, I expected it to be thicker for a coat, but it's rather lightweight. In my opinion, it fits more like a blazer.As you can see, I was able to fit another coat over it with ease.It isn't bulky at all. Oh and I ordered a size medium! Fits perfectly!

To compliment the deep mustard and dark blue florals, I added a ruby red ModCloth dress that I was lucky enough to receive from my clothing swap group.It was sold out on the website and I had looked high and low for it. I found it on Ebay once, but it wasn't in my size. I was totally prepared to pay full price for this dress. So, I feel pretty lucky to have it. It's supposed to have a white belt, but the person who gave it to me had lost it. I haven't gotten around to buying a white belt for it and I didn't have any belts that I thought would really compliment the whole outfit, so I just decided to wear it without one.

So glad to have an excuse to break out my thrifted galaxy leggings. I managed to wear them quite a few times last year and I'm hoping this year will be no exception. For this style, I'm trying something that I have never done before: double galaxy print. I've seen it done lots of times, so this isn't super novel or anything.However, since it has been done before by other bloggers, I thought I would mix it up by adding layers and asymmetry. In so doing, I can essentially choose which parts of the galaxy to reveal.

You would think that it would be difficult to walk in snow while wearing 5 inch platform boots, but I had an easy time of it. For whatever reason, I find chunky platforms more comfortable (and more stable) than high heels. I could wear these boots all day and all night (and I've even danced the night away in them! :P).They have grooved soles that provide traction, so they allowed me to strut my stuff in fairly deep snow.I felt like some wicked tall snow queen towering over everyone and stomping around. :D

Here you can see a little bit of the layering I did. It's incredibly simple, but thanks to the asymmetrical cut of the cardigan (and the ModCloth high low top I'm wearing underneath), I was able to make the outfit look more complicated and dramatic. All I had to do was drape the cardigan over my shoulder.

There's snow falling so it may be hard to see what's going on, but if you click here you can see better views of the cardigan as well as the over the shoulder trick I was talking about.In the second photo, I just lifted up the back portion of my high low top so can have a better understanding of what's going on. To the unsuspecting, it may look like that back portion is attached to my cardigan, but it isn't. ;D

The star of the show (pun very much intended hehe) is my galaxy sweatshirt ($36) from Choies.I had it in my wish list since October of last year. I struggled with the versatility factor. I just wasn't sure if I would get very much wear out of it because the print is so incredibly vibrant. However, now that I have it, I do believe I was quite the idiot. Haha.This sweatshirt is fantastic and I'm sure I can wear it in some pretty interesting ways.I started with a black canvas to show off the bright colors in the outfit, but I will see what I can do about pairing other colors with the sweatshirt. It will be a bit of a challenge, but I look forward to it. Hehe. The material is a bit thin, so I had to wear thermals underneath. Also, it is a one-size item and I find that it fits much like a medium. It's comfortably loose without being over-sized. The colors are so rich in person. The entire sweatshirt really pops. I'm glad I finally decided to get it!

Hi! I'm Anna <3

Also, I attended university in Hyogo Prefecture and I am proficient in Japanese.

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